Segmental colonoscopic biopsies in the differentiation of ileocolic tuberculosis from Crohn's disease

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 688-696

  Pulimood, Anna B ^a   Peter, Shajan ^a   Ramakrishna, B S ^a   Chacko, Ashok ^a   Jeyamani, R ^a   Jeyaseelan, L ^a   Kurian, George ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Histology; Ileocolic; Mucosal biopsy; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; COLON BIOPSY; COLONOSCOPY; CROHN DISEASE; DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTIOCYTE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; ILEOCECAL VALVE; INTESTINE TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 19544391849     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2005.03814.x     Document Type: Article

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